Hakone is i of the metropolis inwards Nippon that famous for it's hot springs (onsen), but other than that it's worth to take in because at that topographic point are many places for sight-seeing. Hakone is accessible from Tokyo past times all province of shipping (car, bus, trains). It conk i of the most visited identify other than Tokyo, Kyoto, in addition to Osaka.
How to instruct to Hakone from Tokyo
The fastest road would hold upward receive got Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo station to Odawara station in addition to therefore alter prepare to Hakone Yumoto station. It takes roughly one-half an threescore minutes for 3500 yen i agency to instruct to Odawara station.
The other choice is past times using Odakyu Train. It takes roughly 2 hours from Shinjuku Station to Hakone Yumoto Station in addition to cost 1190 yen i way. You tin flame also conduct the "Romance car" limited limited cost 2080 yen i agency for exclusively 85 minutes. This choice is already covered if you lot purchase the Hakone Free Pass (you must pay additional fares for the Romance car).
You tin flame also conduct to receive got the Odakyu Highway Bus from Shinjuku Station to Lake Ashi. It cost you lot 2000 yen i agency for roughly 2 hours inwards skillful traffic condition.
What is Hakone Free Pass?
Hakone Free Pass is access top that tin flame hold upward used roughly Hakone area. This top render you lot amongst unlimited transportations roughly Hakone for 2 or iii consecutive days, such every bit trains, buses, cable cars, ropeways, in addition to boats. If you lot are planning to conk to Fuji or Kamakura area, you lot tin flame purchase the Fuji-Hakone top or Kamakura-Hakone top for iii consecutive days.
You tin flame purchase the Hakone costless top here or purchase on the spot at Shinjuku Station.
Things We Do inwards Hakone for H5N1 Day trip
Hakone is a big surface area amongst many places to visit. Unfortunately for this trip nosotros exclusively receive got i hateful solar daytime here, therefore nosotros planned carefully to take in Hakone's iconic sites every bit much every bit nosotros can. Though it's early on wintertime when nosotros got hither therefore all shops in addition to places already shut to a greater extent than oft than non at 5.00 pm in addition to heaven getting dark roughly 5.30 pm. We recommend you lot to pass at to the lowest degree 2 days inwards hither therefore you lot tin flame sense Hakone at its best.
Hakone Open Air Museum
H5N1 identify when you lot tin flame run across the combination of nature in addition to fine art at the same time. There are to a greater extent than than 120 artworks in addition to sculptures amongst modern contemporary themed. The concept of opened upward spaced museum makes us tin flame relax in addition to relish splendor of arts inwards nature.
You tin flame detect inwards hither the Picasso Pavilion, fine art gallery of Pablo Picasso which introduce the broad attain of his artworks including paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, etc.
Admission fee 1600 yen. For using the Hakone Free Pass ony 1400 yen.
Woods of Net
Picasso Pavilion
Hakone Cable Car & Hakone Ropeway
After nosotros arrived at Hakone Yumoto Station, nosotros used Hakone Tozan Train to conk to Gora. To reached Owakudani Crater, nosotros must used the Hakone Cable Car from Gora to Souzan continued past times Hakone Ropeway. All of this shipping cost already covered past times Hakone Free Pass.
View within the Hakone Ropeway
Owakudani Crater
After reached the Owakudani, nosotros saw the Sulfurous crater that all the same active. Sometimes the identify due to the volcanic gases. Owakudani famous for its Black Egg (A chiliad years egg) that believe tin flame prolong your age. There are many shops in addition to restaurants inwards this surface area for grabbing some foods in addition to gifts. Other than the dark egg, nosotros also recommend to purchase the mochi inwards here.
A glimpse persuasion of Mount Fuji from Owakudani
We took our luncheon hither inwards i of their eatery in addition to seek their Ramen in addition to Katsu Rice. We also tried their chocolate soft H2O ice cream, despite the mutual coldness conditions nosotros can't said no to H2O ice cream. Too bad nosotros didn't tried the dark egg hither because you lot must purchase it v pcs minimum for 500 yen that also much for us since exclusively me ate the dark egg.
Lake Ashinoko
We took boats for cruising through the Lake Ashinoko for almost 10-15 minutes to attain the Moto-Hakone port. Sometimes on the clear hateful solar daytime you lot tin flame also run across the Mount Fuji from lake Ashinoko. Best gamble is on the early on morn or afternoon. Hakone Free Pass is also valid for this transportation.
Sunset at Lake Ashinoko
Hakone Shrine
Located close the Moto Hakone at that topographic point is a famous Hakone Shrine (Hakone Jinja). Most people known its big orangish torii gate on the shore of Lake Ashinoko. The shrine it self located at the wood of Mount Hakone. Since the Sun was already setting nosotros decided exclusively passed past times into the primary torii gate close the Lake Ashinoko in addition to didn't conk on to the primary shrine (Motosumiya). But if you lot receive got enough of time, you lot must take in the primary shrine. To attain the primary shrine at that topographic point is a path from the torii gate inwards Lake Ashinoko amongst serial of steps through the forest.
One of torii gate of Hakone Shrine
Other than these, at that topographic point are many places in addition to activities that tin flame hold upward done inwards Hakone. That's why I advise you lot to remain at to the lowest degree 1 nighttime inwards Hakone to sense more. The must seek is the Hakone Hot Spring (Onsen). You tin flame institute many hot springs inwards hither either inwards populace bathroom identify or somebody ryokan.
Not far from Hakone, at that topographic point is Gotemba Premium Outlet that receive got to a greater extent than than 200 stores such every bit restaurants, fashion, sports, luxury goods, in addition to electronics. The cost is cheaper than regular retail store that you lot detect inwards Japan. It's a prissy identify to shopping !